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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballygrennan (coshma By., Bruff Ed)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture 25m E of R512. Enclosure (LI040-002----) lies to immediate S. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area (diam. 39m). Not indicated on 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map which suggests that the earthwork was levelled between these map dates. Identified as a circular-shaped platform during examination of aerial photographs (BGE 1/5000 2544 Site No 040075) taken 03/11/1984 on the Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline. No surface remains visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-12. Faint outline of levelled earthwork visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020. See attached aerial photograph from Bórd Gáis Éireann gas pipeline (Site No. 040075) and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 13 May 2021

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